CVE-2005-2239

oftpd 0.3.7 - Denial of Service via USER Command with Null Characters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2239. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in oftpd via an overly long argument to the USER command, leading to a crash (EXC_BAD_ACCESS). The PoC shows the server failing due to memory access violations, indicating potential for arbitrary code execution.

Description

oftpd 0.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER command with a large number of null (\0) characters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25943

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in oftpd via an overly long argument to the USER command, leading to a crash (EXC_BAD_ACCESS). The PoC shows the server failing due to memory access violations, indicating potential for arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: oftpd (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: network access to the vulnerable oftpd service
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014413

Scores

EPSS 0.0340
EPSS Percentile 87.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oftpd/oftpd 0.3.7
Published Jul 12, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026